brownness

brown

 (broun)

n.

Any of a group of colors between red and yellow in hue that are medium to low in lightness and low to moderate in saturation.

adj. brown·er, brown·est

1. Of the color brown.

2.

a. Having a brownish or dark skin color.

b. Often Offensive Of or being a person of nonwhite origin.

3. Deeply suntanned.

tr. & intr.v. browned, brown·ing, browns

1. To make or become brown.

2. To cook until brown.

Phrasal Verb:

brown off Chiefly British Slang

To make angry or irritated.

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[Middle English, from Old English brūn; see bher- in Indo-European roots.]

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brown′ish adj.

brown′ness n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

brownness - an orange of low brightness and saturation brown chromatic color, chromatic colour, spectral color, spectral colour - a color that has hue Vandyke brown - a moderate brown color chestnut - the brown color of chestnuts deep brown, umber, burnt umber, chocolate, coffee - a medium brown to dark-brown color hazel - a shade of brown that is yellowish or reddish; it is a greenish shade of brown when used to describe the color of someone's eyes light brown - a brown that is light but unsaturated mocha - a dark brown color burnt sienna, reddish brown, sepia, Venetian red, mahogany - a shade of brown with a tinge of red caramel brown, raw sienna, yellowish brown, caramel, buff - a medium to dark tan color puce - a color varying from dark purplish brown to dark red olive brown - a shade of brown tinged with green taupe - a greyish brown